to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
striking; remarkable; considerable
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
weird; disgusting; sickening
semi-transparent; translucent
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to order; to command; to appoint
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to subsist; to keep on living
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
chance (of success); odds
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
perennial youth; eternal youth
to distribute; to hand out
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave